# A Perfectly Reasonable Amount of Schadenfreude about Things Happening to Trump & His Enablers (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 14, 2020, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537 "2020-11-14T00:09:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 334
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6667 "2022-08-22T18:03:51Z")
Gooba gobble goober gobble one of us, one of us! ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6668 "2022-08-22T21:51:44Z")
> **[McConnell says voter fraud is rare and he isn't worried about threats to...](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mcconnell-says-voter-fraud-is-rare-and-he-isn-t-worried-about-threats-to-democracy/ar-AA10XCRG?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=0f050acc30bb4e669df0527b75b77b82)** > > Asked about a national NBC News poll showing Americans rank threats to democracy as the top issue facing voters, McConnell said American democracy is "solid." He says now. > **[Colo. Senator Says He 'Cannot Continue' to Be a Republican Due to Party's...](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/colo-senator-says-he-cannot-continue-to-be-a-republican-due-to-party-s-jan-6-stolen-election-claims/ar-AA10Xtl1?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=0f050acc30bb4e669df0527b75b77b82)** > > 'I haven't changed much in 30 years, but my party has,' Colorado state Sen. Kevin Priola writes about the GOP in announcing his switch to the Democratic Party He says now ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6669 "2022-08-22T22:27:49Z")
Fox publishes an article about how the search warrant on Mar a Lago was justified. As much as I hate linking to Fox, in this case, I think it’s justified. > **[The Trump Mar-a-Lago search was justified](https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trump-mar-a-lago-search-justified)** > > It's time to get to the truth about the FBI search of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home. This is not tyranny or political persecution. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6670 "2022-08-22T23:30:32Z")
I am amazed they put it up. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6671 "2022-08-23T01:56:41Z")
Might we someday look back and see this as the winds subtly but irreversibly shifting? (If so, still not toward sanity — DeSantis is likely the main beneficiary — but notable nonetheless). ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6672 "2022-08-23T01:59:52Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > Might we someday look back and see this as the winds subtly but irreversibly shifting? (If so, still not toward sanity — DeSantis is likely the main beneficiary — but notable nonetheless). - Or is it the rats sensing the ship is taking on water? ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6673 "2022-08-23T02:25:06Z")
Or it could be Bradley P. Moss’s last piece with Fox. 🙁 ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6674 "2022-08-23T02:32:59Z")
I took a snapshot of it. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6675 "2022-08-23T02:55:51Z")
This looks like a good place to post this. > **[Attorney general's office to investigate ethics complaint against Gov. Kristi...](https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/politics/2022/08/22/attorney-generals-office-south-dakota-gov-kristi-noem-ethics-complaint/7864411001/)** > > The seventh meeting of the board, which happened Monday morning, comes nearly three weeks after they decided to extend the probe another 60 days. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6676 "2022-08-23T09:06:32Z")
[Meanwhile in Australia, Lachlan Murdoch (son of Rupert) and FoxNews are a tad upset at a little publication called **Crikey** , which has accused FoxNews and the Murdochs of various fun things:](https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/aug/22/crikey-small-independent-news-website-challenges-lachlan-murdoch-to-sue-it-for-defamation) > [@](#): > > “Mr Murdoch: illegally conspired with Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 presidential election result; … illegally conspired with Donald Trump to incite a mob with murderous intent to march on the Capitol; … was a co-conspirator in a plot with Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 election result which costs people their lives; has conspired with Donald Trump to commit the offence of treason against the United States of America to overturn the 2020 election outcome; … should be indicted with the offence of being a traitor to the United States …” The Murdochs are threatening to sue for defamation. Crikey tells them to bring it on. The rest of us should start making popcorn. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6677 "2022-08-23T10:52:08Z")
I love popcorn. Bring the butter! ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6678 "2022-08-23T14:17:19Z")
:pulls up lawn chair: Pass the popcorn! [![](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQStcnFBCBZ2lpUfGsv4atcD5KxwQgz5yC-JYnPypJuiNVRIb2uNzVI-qIX2K3Cg0MI6g&usqp=CAU) ](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQStcnFBCBZ2lpUfGsv4atcD5KxwQgz5yC-JYnPypJuiNVRIb2uNzVI-qIX2K3Cg0MI6g&usqp=CAU) ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6679 "2022-08-23T16:20:48Z")
Near as I can tell that was his only article at Fox, he’s an attorney at some law firm in DC, so this was probably a one off. I don’t think this represents any significant change in Fox policy. I think Fox actively insert 0.5% liberal viewpoints in with the 99.5% conservative garbage to burnish their “fair and balanced” credentials. I’ve seen Tucker Carlson do this a number of times. It gives their viewers the illusion that they are free thinkers just following where the facts lead rather than sheep being led by the nose. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6680 "2022-08-23T19:16:21Z")
Co-chair of the Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign in Alabama arrested on felony sexual abuse charges. > **[Perry Hooper Jr., former Alabama lawmaker, charged with sex abuse in Montgomery](https://www.al.com/news/2022/08/perry-hooper-jr-former-alabama-lawmaker-charged-with-sex-abuse-in-montgomery.html)** > > Hooper served in the Alabama House of Representatives until 2003 and was the co-chair of the Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign in Alabama. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6681 "2022-08-23T20:25:21Z")
Could be life in prison for these two upstanding citizens. > **[Jury convicts Adam Fox, Barry Croft Jr. in Whitmer kidnapping plot](https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/23/whitmer-kidnap-case-verdict-guilty-adam-fox-barry-croft-jr/7873790001/)** > > The verdict is redemption for the government in the second trial on the scheme to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer over her pandemic response. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6682 "2022-08-23T20:29:45Z")
What terrible luck that old Donny keeps trying to get help and they end up being criminals! I feel bad for the poor guy. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6683 "2022-08-23T20:32:10Z")
From the linked article: > Five defendants were arrested in an FBI sting outside an Ypsilanti warehouse, where prosecutors said the men thought they were going to make a down payment on explosives, pick up free military gear, and then head to Buffalo Wild Wings for free beer and chicken. But it was all a ruse. If promising them free beer and chicken isn’t entrapment I don’t know what is. 😄 ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6684 "2022-08-23T20:53:50Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > I am amazed they put it up. I think Murdoch is kind of done with Trump. They can’t just do a 180, but I think they’ve been slowly shifting since the hearings started airing. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6685 "2022-08-23T22:20:11Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > Five defendants were arrested in an FBI sting outside an Ypsilanti warehouse, where prosecutors said the men thought they were going to make a down payment on explosives, pick up free military gear, and then head to Buffalo Wild Wings for free beer and chicken. But it was all a ruse. And these complete and total morons are threatening democracy? I do NOT want the justice department or the police or FBI to over step their bounds, but this is just silly. We are very, very lucky that the threats from idiots like these are what we face. They will learn though. The next batch won’t fall for the ole ‘free chicken ruse’. Gonna have to up the anti to free BBQ. And republicans want to cut back on education. Ok. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6686 "2022-08-23T22:45:32Z")
[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-demands-his-reputation-back-in-truth-social-rant-as-legal-entanglements-expand/ar-AA11141A?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=c73ad8f0b78347a98e75254071fcbed1](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-demands-his-reputation-back-in-truth-social-rant-as-legal-entanglements-expand/ar-AA11141A?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=c73ad8f0b78347a98e75254071fcbed1) I wave my magic wand…POW. You are just rich douchebag again. What a dick [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537.md?page=333) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537.md?page=335)